Recently I have been learning and practicing, as best I can, a Hawaiian spiritual healing-cleaning-cleansing process called Ho’oponopono. Dr. Joe Vitale has written a book, “Zero Limits”, all about this 100% responsibility method for eliminating obstacles, literally, in all aspects of our personal lives and all obstacles in the the lives of all those whom we touch or even think about. Wow, that’s bold, isn’t it? But none the less, “Zero Limits” can help you do just that, completely eliminate every single obstacle you may encounter as you Follow Your Bliss.
Now a key concept in understanding how to learn to Follow Your Bliss is this: “In order to change the outer, we must first change the inner.” When I first started my “Hero’s Journey” I worked my but off trying to influence and control everything and everyone in my life, and I ended up failing miserably. I failed not because I was on the wrong life path. I failed because I wasn’t taking responsibility for what I was capable of changing; Myself.
Ho’oponopono takes takes personal responsibly to a a quantum leap forward and tells us that not only are we responsible for our own thoughts, feelings, beliefs, and behavior, we are also responsible for all of our thoughts, feelings, beliefs, and behaviors as they related to everyone and everything that we come in contact with. “The one constant in any problem is the fact that you are there.” Therefore you are responsible for it.
So, what do we do with this huge, 100% responsibility? Some would say pray and let it go, others would say meditate, and still others would say release it. The options are as many as the number of difference cultures in the world. What "Zero Limits” teaches is that no matter what you choose to call it, you must acknowledge your conscious or even unconscious awareness of things, situations, problems, etc. and then erase, clean, clear, cleanse, or release everything to God, Buddha, Tao, or the Universe. The idea is to get to the “Zero State” where nothing is left but stillness and peace. This is the core of the onion. It is when we are at peace that we open ourselves to inspiration. Inspiration is where the “rubber meets the road” on one’s journey to Follow Your Bliss.
Stay tuned, because I’m just getting started :)
Take Care,
David H. Paul
